The River Driver Uke tab by Great Big Sea

5 Chords used in the song: C, F, G, Am, Em

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2.9
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Key: C, AmChords
C C
I was just the age of sixteen when I first went on the drive,
F F C C G G
After six months hard labour, at home I did arrive.
F F C C Am Am
I courted with a pretty girl, t'was her caused me to roam,
C C Am Am Em Em Am Am
Now I'm just a river driver and I'm far away from home.

C C
I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry,
F F C C G G
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, get sober by and by,
F F C C G G
And if this river don't drown me, it's down I'll mean to roam,
C C F F Am Am C C
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from home.

I'll build a lonesome castle upon some mountain high,
Where she can sit and view me as I go passing by
Where she can sit and view me as I go marching on,
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from home.

I'll eat when I am hungry and I'll drink when I am dry,
Get drunk whenever I'm ready, get sober by and by,
And if this river don't drown me, it's down I'll mean to roam,
For I'm a river driver and I'm far away from home.

Uke tab by , 02 Dec 2016

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About this song: The River Driver

A traditional song about the river drive, originating in the Saint John River area of New Brunswick and Maine. It speaks of the loneliness in lumber camps. The river drive consisted of floating logs down rivers to sawmills. Read more on Last.fm.

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